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Quote: QuineWV defines the numbers as any progression; but also need transitive counting
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number as a progression for counting and 1-1 relations
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W.V. Quine … explicitly denies that anything need be done other … explications of number … can be put … : any progression--i.e., any infinite series each of … has to be met, to the effect that … This, however, was a mistake, for any progression … This requires that our apparatus include enough of … special about numbers except that they form a … for "transitive counting," as I have called it--is … Google-1 Google-2
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Topic: number as a progression for counting and 1-1 relations (22 items)